Solomon clings to many foreign wives

Solomon’s Divided Allegiance · 1 Kings 11

Story guide: Solomon sits among women of his household, some holding small idols that hint at the gods his wives bring; the passage gives no count, faces, or setting for this scene.

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1King Solomon loved many foreign women—Pharaoh’s daughter and Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women.

2They were from the nations about which Yahweh had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, nor they with you, for they will surely turn your hearts to follow their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.

3He had seven hundred wives, all princesses, and three hundred concubines. His wives turned his heart away.

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